Forty-three percent of Jewish Americans told pollsters that they consider the most-important
religious holiday to be Yom Kippur, which starts at sundown tonight.

The Public Religion Research Institute’s online survey of about 1,000 Jewish adults found that
25 percent consider Passover most important; 10 percent each chose Rosh Hashana and Hanukkah.

Yom Kippur, a day of atonement, ends a 10-day period called the Days of Awe. It is considered
the most-sacred day of the year, when Jews pray, fast, confess and repent to reconcile with God and
others.

The survey, conducted in February and March 2012, has a margin of error of plus or minus 5
percentage points.